U.S funds health projects in Pakistan's Tribal Areas

U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, Anne W. Patterson, held a meeting with the governor of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Owais Ahmed Ghani today at Peshawar and reviewed support managed by the USAID in the Tribal Areas and across Pakistan "including $20 million worth of projects" in the health sector.
 
"Healthy people are a prerequisite for economic and social development," Ambassador Patterson said during the meeting held at the Governor's House, Peshawar.
 "The United States Government and the American people believe that healthy Pakistani mothers, children and families are essential for a stronger, more productive Pakistan," She remarked.
 
During the meeting the U.S Ambassador and the Governor also discussed the more than $20 million dollars worth of support to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) being provided by the United States Government to improve mother and child health, renovate health facilities, train skilled health workers, increase access to clean drinking water, and prevent the spread of infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS.
 
Support for better health in Pakistan is part of $1.5 billion in aid the U.S. Government is providing to Pakistan over five years to improve economic growth, education, health, and governance and to assist with earthquake reconstruction.

During her stay in the provincial capital, the U.S Ambassador also visited the Levy Training Center in Shah Kas, Khyber Agency, and reiterated the "U.S. Government's commitment to help Pakistan combat terrorism and strengthen the ability of local authorities to maintain law and order in the tribal agencies" during her meeting with the Secretary of Security for the FATA Secretariat and Political Agent for Khyber Agency. 

Its worth mentioning here that the U.S. Government has committed $5.71 million for the construction and equipping of this training center for levy personnel.